Deal Lead Quality Consultant ( Relocation to Saudi Arabia is Required)

aramco; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 250,000 - 333,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramco seeks a senior Deal Lead Quality Consultant to drive investment opportunities in international gas upstream and LNG, supporting target production goals.

You will lead economic evaluations, manage due diligences, negotiate terms with partners, and coordinate inputs from Upstream, Gas Ventures Origination, and Legal to advance pre-FID projects. A strong leadership network is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or Engineering from a recognized program.
• MBA or other advanced post graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Screen upstream gas and LNG investment opportunities globally.
• Characterize opportunities and prioritize them by defined criteria.
• Lead economic evaluations and financial due diligence in deal making.
• Coordinate M&A task force to gather inputs from multiple units.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Due diligence

Stakeholder management

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Engineering

MBA or related postgraduate degree

Job description

We are seeking a Deal Lead Quality Consultant to join our Strategy & Business Development Division under Gas Venture Department.

The Strategy & Business Development Division is responsible for the transaction cycle from origination to closing. This includes due diligence, business valuation, deal structuring, risk mitigation, commercial negotiations, drafting & execution of key definitive agreements, and closing and post integration activities.

Your primary role is to individually contribute to secure investment opportunities in international gas upstream and liquefaction to support achievement of Saudi Aramco’s gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production targets.

Key Responsibilities:

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Screen upstream gas and LNG investment opportunities globally.
• Characterize the opportunities and prioritize them through set of defined criteria (e.g., Upstream potential, project maturity, quality of potential partners, project economics, and local policies)
• Assistance in the development of positions relative to new problem areas of situations and development of policies, programs and procedures are required on an economic mindset basis.
• Provide sound investment analysis advice in support of LNG and Upstream Projects for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals, by leading economic evaluations and financial due diligence in the deal making process.
• Coordinate M&A task force to collect inputs from different units (Upstream, Gas Ventures Department Origination, Legal) to support assessment of pre-FID projects (Final Investment Decision).
• Conduct negotiations with partners to finalize investment terms, and execute transactions.
• Manage technical, financial, commercial, environmental, and legal due diligences.
• Manage external advisors on the assessment process.
• Identify alternative investments for Gas Ventures Department (GVD).
• Support decision making at management level with reports on specific opportunities.
• Lead the preparation of high-quality management information to support decision making on potential transactions at both Gas Ventures Department and Saudi Aramco levels.
• Coordinate communication on LNG & gas opportunities across the organization.
• Ensure effective communication at every stage of the deal life cycle, understanding any issues and addressing concerns Both within Gas Ventures Department (GVD) and with other business units as required.
• As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor’s degree in e in Business, Finance or Engineering from a recognized and approved program. MBA or other advanced Post Graduate degree in MPA or a business-related degree is preferred.
• You will have 15 years of experience with a minimum of ten years of relevant M&A and business development, transactions, Gas & LNG work experience, preferably in a major petrochemical or energy industry corporation.
• Demonstrable leadership and management experience.
• Strong ability to establish and maintain networks, both within and across company organizations is Necessary.
• Capability to work effectively within a matrix organization and with multi-disciplinary teams is also preferred.

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Working environment.

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical, and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical, and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.